Roman Bridge remains at Willowford During Roman times, three bridges were built successively over the River Irthing to maintain continuity along Hadrian's Wall http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/willow.htm. These remains represent various stages of the abutments on the eastern side of the bridge. The river itself has migrated westwards and is a full 100 m from the bridge site. Hadrians Wall National Trail which runs 84 miles from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend. http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/hadrianswall/ runs immediately adjacent to the bridge remains. A new footbridge was constructed in 1999 in conjunction with the opening of the National Trail, and is the first crossing of the River Irthing at this point since Roman times.
| Creator: | Oliver Dixon |
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| Added: | 2013-06-12 09:02:51 |
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